SportsRadio 94WIP is a Class B commercial radio station based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It features sports, news, talk shows and classic rock music. The broadcast area of this station is Delaware Valley. The name of its brand is “Sports Radio 94 WIP”. It covers live sports coverage. It provides “Sports” format at 94.1 MHz on the FM band. The slogan “Philly’s Sports Leader” reflects its format.
Ownership of SportsRadio 94WIP:
Being an owner, Entercom (Entercom Licence, LLC) operates this station. Firstly, it went on air in 1948. It has an affiliation of CBS sports radio. KYW, WBEB, WOGL, WPHT, and WTDY-FM are its sister stations.
Power and Location:
The channel consumes 9,600 watts in the analogue system and 460 watts in the digital system. By using this power, the channel runs its programming.
The officers and studios of the channel are situated on the 9th floor of 400 Market Street in Philadelphia. The transmitter is set in The Roxborough section of Philadelphia.
History:
The station started its transmission as WIBG-FM in 1948. At that time, Storer Broadcasting runs this station as an owner. In 1969, its call letters changed into WPNA. Then SJR Communications bought this station and changed its call signs into WYSP. On August 6, 1973, it began to use Album rock format that moved to classic rock format in 1986. In 1996, CBS radio took charge of this station. Then talk shows added to a rock format. On August 18, 2011, it started to broadcast sports talk format and changed to WIP-FM.
On-Air Staff:
The current on-air staff of this channel includes Rhea Hughes Morning Show, Ava Graham, Scott Franzke, Jim Jackson, Merrill Reese, Mike Quick, Peter Solomon, Sue Shilling, Ed Benkin, Matt Hammond, Rob Charry, James Seltzer, Ben Livingston, Vince Quinn, Jon Johnson, Joe Altimonte, and Mark Eckel.
Major Hosts:
Angelo Cataldi, Steve Trevelise, Dave Uram, Sonny Hill, Paul Jolovitz, Reuben Frank, Jack Fritz, Rob Ellis, Tom Kelly, Andrew Porter, Jon Johnson, Vince Quinn, Eliot Shorr-Parks, and James Seltzer are its major hosts.
Some other famous hosts are John Barchard, Keith Jones, Jody McDonald, Ray Didinger, Glen Macnow, Howard Eskin, Big Daddy Graham, Joe Giglio, Ike Reese, Jon Marks, Jon Ritchie, Joe DeCamara, Rhea Hughes, and Al Morganti.
Famous Shows:
The most popular programs of this FM are Big Daddy Graham Show, Angelo Cataldi and the Morning Team, Joe DeCamara & Jonn Ritchie, Jon Marks & Ike Reese, Brandon Graham Show, Player’s Lounge, Monday Night Football, SportsRadio 94WIP Nights & Weekends, Joe Giglio, Rights To Ricky Sanchez Radio, Thursday Night Football, CBS Sports Radio.
Weekend Programs:
Weekend Overnights, Glen Macnow & Ray Didinger, Go Birds, The Howard Eskin Show, Conversation with Peter Solomon, WIP Sunday Morning, Countdown to Kickoff, Eagles Pre-Game Show, Eagles Football, Eagles Postgame Show, 5th Quarter, and Sunday Night Football are weekend shows of this station.
Contact Details:
Physical Address: 400 Market Street 9th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19106
Contact using Office Phone: (215) 625-9460
Studio Phone: (888) 729-9494
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/94wip
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportsradio94wip/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SportsRadioWIP
Official Website: https://94wip.radio.com/[/expand]
